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A 12-Week Study Comparing Pitavastatin 4 mg vs. Pravastatin 40 mg in HIV-Infected Subjects

A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study Comparing Pitavastatin 4 mg vs. Pravastatin 40 mg in HIV-Infected Subjects With Dyslipidemia, Followed by a 40-Week Safety Extension Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01301066
Enrollment
252
Registered
2011-02-23
Start date
2010-12-31
Completion date
2013-03-31
Last updated
2014-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dyslipidemia

Brief summary

A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study.

Interventions

DRUGPitavastatin

Pitavastatin 4 mg QD

DRUGPravastatin

Pravastatin 40 mg QD

Sponsors

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Eli Lilly and Company
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Kowa Research Institute, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Males and females (non-pregnant, non-lactating females) 18-70 years of age, inclusive, at time of consent. * Both men and women of child bearing potential (i.e., not surgically sterile or post-menopausal defined as age \>40 years without menses for ≥2 years) must agree to use at least 2 reliable forms of contraception * Documented HIV infection.

Exclusion criteria

* Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia * Any conditions that may cause secondary dyslipidemia * History of coronary artery disease (CAD) or CAD equivalent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of Fasting Serum Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at 12 Weeks12 weeks minus baseline

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Pitavastatin 4 mg QD
Pitavastatin: Pitavastatin 4 mg QD
126
Pravastatin 40 mg QD
Pravastatin: Pravastatin 40 mg QD
126
Total252

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event66
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up511
Overall StudyOther20
Overall StudyPhysician Decision01
Overall StudyProtocol Violation87
Overall StudySponsor Decision21
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject49

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPitavastatin 4 mg QDPravastatin 40 mg QDTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
126 Participants126 Participants252 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
126 participants126 participants252 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
20 Participants15 Participants35 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
106 Participants111 Participants217 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
10 / 1265 / 126
serious
Total, serious adverse events
7 / 1263 / 126

Outcome results

Primary

Change of Fasting Serum Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at 12 Weeks

Time frame: 12 weeks minus baseline

Population: modified Intent To Treat (mITT) population included all randomized subjects who received at least 1 dose of study drug and had at least 1 on-treatment lipid assessment

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Pitavastatin 4 mg QDChange of Fasting Serum Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at 12 Weeks155.1 mg/dLStandard Deviation 25.93
Pravastatin 40 mg QDChange of Fasting Serum Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at 12 Weeks154.6 mg/dLStandard Deviation 23.91

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026